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Biden Defends Inaction Against Saudi Crown Prince in Killing of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
President Joe Biden is defending his decision to waive any punishment for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist
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Biden Needs Saudi Support, and That Could Make It Tough to Pressure Riyadh on Human Rights: Atlantic Council CEO
Biden previously said he would make Riyadh a “pariah,” but realizes Saudi Arabia’s support is important for the U.S., said Frederick Kempe of the Atlantic Council.
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White House Rebuffs Pressure to Punish Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Murder
Some critics accuse President Joe Biden of failing a crucial test of leadership. The White House says its aim is to stop similar crimes from occurring.
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U.S. Says Saudi Crown Prince Approved Khashoggi Killing, Imposes Visa Restrictions on 76 Saudis
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s control of decision-making in Saudi Arabia was cited as evidence he approved the killing Jamal Khashoggi.
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Crown Prince's Actions in Khashoggi Killing Leave Saudi Fund Vulnerable, Ex-Obama Official Says
The Saudi crown prince’s actions in the killing of Khashoggi might have left the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund vulnerable to consequences.
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US Intel Report Concludes Saudi Crown Prince ‘Approved' Khashoggi Killing
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday. The finding could escalate pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew widespread outrage in the U.S. and abroad. The public blaming of...
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Biden Stresses Human Rights in Call With Saudi King Before Report on Khashoggi Killing Released
The U.S. is preparing to release an intelligence assessment that will reportedly implicate Saudi Crown Prince MBS in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Biden Admin. to Release Report Blaming Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi Killing
The Biden administration will release an intelligence report Thursday that concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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CIA: Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Journalist's Murder
Calling Saudi Arabia a “great ally,” President Donald Trump declined to stand behind the CIA’s claim that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Family of Slain Saudi Journalist Sues Saudi Crown Prince
The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of personally ordering Khashoggi’s brutal execution in order to silence the high-profile government critic
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Saudi Court Issues Final Verdicts in Khashoggi Killing
Saudi Arabia’s state television says final verdicts were issued in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son announced pardons that spared five from execution
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Khashoggi's Sons Forgive Saudi Killers, Sparing 5 Execution
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has announced they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to five government agents who had been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom’s crown prince
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Turkish Prosecutors File Indictment Over Khashoggi Killing
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against 20 Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Jamal Khashoggi's Killing
A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.
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Turkey Vows to Keep Investigating Jamal Khashoggi's Killing
Days ahead of the anniversary of the grisly slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his country will press ahead with efforts to shed light on the killing. In a Washington Post op-ed, Erdogan described the journalist’s killing by a Saudi hit squad as “arguably the most influential and controversial incident of the...
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Saudi Crown Prince Takes ‘Full Responsibility' for Khashoggi Killing, Denies He Ordered It
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes “full responsibility” for the grisly killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he denied allegations that he ordered it. “This was a heinous crime,” Prince Mohammed, 34, told “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday. “But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi...
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Saudi Changes Allow Women to Travel Without Male Consent
Saudi Arabia published new laws early Friday that loosen restrictions on women by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that gave men control over women. The changes are a potential game-changer for Saudi women’s rights in the kingdom. The legal system has long been criticized because it treated women as...
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Amal Clooney Faults ‘Collective Shrug' Over Slain Journalist
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and faulted their “a collective shrug” over the slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Clooney, the British government’s envoy on media freedom, said at a conference on press freedom that “journalists are under attack like never before,” not just while covering wars but for exposing crime...
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Is Set to Be the First Space-Tourism Company to Go Public
British billionaire Richard Branson’s space-tourism unit Virgin Galactic plans to go public later this year, the company announced Tuesday. The firm will list its shares as part of a merger deal with Social Capital Hedosophia, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created by venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya. Social Capital Hedosophia, formed by Palihapitiya’s Social Capital and venture capital firm Hedosophia in...
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Hip-Hop Star Nicki Minaj to Perform in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that hip-hop star Nicki Minaj will perform in the ultraconservative kingdom as it sheds decades of restrictions on entertainment.